Sports schools and institutions
August 23rd, 2007
Following is from a PIB release.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) runs 126 National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) Centres, 10 Special Area Games (SAG) Centres, 57 SAI Training Centres (STC), 18 Army Boys Sports Company Scheme (ABSC) Centre and 10 Centre of Excellence (COX) where sportspersons are given training in different sports disciplines. State-wise details are at Annexe-I. Besides, SAI has an Academic Wing at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala.
Funds are not directly allocated to any Centre. They are released to SAI Regional Centres, which in turn, make releases to various centres on a need basis. During the last 3 years, the following grants were utilized for SAI Centres:-
Year Grant released
(Rs. in lakhs)
2004-05 436.70
2005-06 499.00
2006-07 505.00
The details of the funds given to the NSNIS, Patiala during the last 3 years for operating sports scholarship scheme, rural sports programmme, the North East Sports Festival and Women Sports Festival are as under:
Year Grant released
(Rs. in lakhs)
2004-05 987.83
2005-06 1041.41
2006-07 731.61
ANNEX-I
|
|
State (s) |
National Sports Talent Contest |
Special Area Games |
SAI Tr. Ctr. |
Army Boys Sports Co. |
Centre of Ex. |
|
1. |
Andaman Nicobar |
01 |
01 |
— |
— |
— |
|
2. |
Andhra Pradesh |
05 |
— |
05 |
02 |
— |
|
3. |
Arunachal Pradesh |
01 |
01 |
— |
— |
— |
|
4. |
Assam |
04 |
02 |
02 |
— |
— |
|
5. |
Bihar |
04 |
03 |
01 |
01 |
— |
|
6. |
Chandigarh |
03 |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
|
7. |
Chattishgarh |
04 |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
|
8. |
Daman Diu |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
9. |
Delhi |
07 |
— |
01 |
01 |
01 |
|
10. |
Goa |
01 |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
|
11. |
Gujarat |
02 |
— |
01 |
— |
01 |
|
12. |
Haryana |
09 |
— |
03 |
— |
01 |
|
13. |
Himachal Praesh |
02 |
— |
02 |
— |
— |
|
14. |
Jammu Kashmir |
03 |
— |
01 |
01 |
— |
|
15. |
Jharkhand |
06 |
01 |
— |
01 |
— |
|
16. |
Karnataka |
03 |
— |
03 |
02 |
01 |
|
17. |
Kerala |
03 |
02 |
04 |
— |
01 |
|
18. |
Lakshadweep |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
19. |
Madhya Pradesh |
09 |
— |
05 |
02 |
01 |
|
20. |
Maharashtra |
17 |
— |
02 |
02 |
— |
|
21. |
Manipur |
04 |
02 |
01 |
— |
01 |
|
22. |
Meghalaya |
— |
— |
01 |
01 |
— |
|
23. |
Mizoram |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
— |
|
24. |
Nagaland |
01 |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
|
25. |
Orissa |
08 |
02 |
02 |
— |
— |
|
26. |
Pondicherry |
01 |
— |
01 |
— |
— |
|
27. |
Punjab |
06 |
— |
03 |
— |
01 |
|
28. |
Rajashthan |
07 |
— |
02 |
01 |
— |
|
29. |
Sikkim |
01 |
01 |
— |
— |
— |
|
30.. |
Tamilnadu |
01 |
02 |
02 |
— |
— |
|
31. |
Tripura |
02 |
01 |
— |
— |
— |
|
32. |
Uttar Pradesh |
07 |
— |
06 |
03 |
01 |
|
33. |
Uttranchal |
02 |
— |
01 |
01 |
— |
|
34. |
West Bengal |
02 |
— |
04 |
— |
01 |
|
|
Total |
126 |
19 |
57 |
18 |
10 |
This information was given by Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister of Panchayati Raj, Youth Affairs & Sports and DoNER in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Smt. Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo and Shri Jivabhai Ambalal Patel.
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